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Monday, 3 June 2013

WITH Kevin Spacey,
Linda Fiorentino,
Peter Mullan
Ordinary Decent Criminal is a classic gangster movie in modern-day
Ireland. It follows the extraordinary adventures of a Robin Hood
character, Michael Lynch, a thief, bigamist, liar, and criminal genius
who robs from the rich to give to the poor. Michael is suave, sardonic,
and sexy. When his leather-clad figure weaves its way through the Dublin
traffic on a powerful motorbike, people stare in awe. He loves his two
wives (who happen to be sisters), his wild kids, his gang, and, most of
all, his
way of life. He has two
fundamental beliefs: be loyal to your own and the hell with the
establishment. As his ego gets bigger and bigger, he enjoys his
notoriety more than the cash it brings. Determined to break him, the
police increases its harassment of the whole gang, as Michael makes a
mistake that could threaten his good name with the public and his
reliability as a bread-winner. But he recovers his equilibrium in time
to dream up a final grand scheme to survive the trap set for him. The
story is reminiscent of John Boorman's The General about a similar
real-life character, Martin Cahill, also a Robin Hood married to two
sisters. The impressive cast includes Kevin Spacey, Linda Fiorentino,
and Peter Mullan, the tragic hero of My Name is Joe.